BRIAN MUNDUBILE STEALS THE HEARTS OF PF AND ZAMBIANS
By Staff Writer
PF Secretariat, Lusaka | 14th November 2025
“It pains me to see Zambians sleep hungry when we have vast mineral wealth and land, go without electricity for days when we have so much water.” –Brian Mundubile
Thursday morning began like any other in Lusaka, quiet, routine, and unbothered. But by mid-morning, the city’s pulse quickened.
Lumumba Road, usually a corridor of commerce and commuter chaos, was overtaken by a sea of green. Thousands of Patriotic Front (PF) supporters flooded the streets, chanting, dancing, and waving placards that read: “Brian Mundubile for President.”
The occasion? Brian Mundubile, 54, constitutional lawyer, entrepreneur, and Leader of the Opposition in Parliament, officially filed his nomination to contest for PF party president, a position that could catapult him into the 2026 presidential race against incumbent President Hakainde Hichilema.
The PF presidency, once held by the late founder President Michael Sata and later President Edgar Lungu, is again up for grabs, attracting ten contenders. But Mundubile’s entry has shifted the political tectonics.
The ground has moved and seems to have Mundubile’s name scrolled onto it like a hot knife through butter looking at yesterday’s open unbridled euphoria.
The crowd’s fervour was not just symbolic it was strategic. Of the 50-plus PF Members of Parliament, 30 have already endorsed Mundubile in writing, a rare show of intra-party consensus. Analysts are calling it a “pre-primary coronation,” a term now echoing across political WhatsApp groups and radio panels.
Hon. Mundubile’s message is clear and populist: “Poverty reduction through job creation in mining, agriculture, and tourism.” He told supporters, “Zambia is too mineral-rich to have people sleep hungry. What we are witnessing under UPND is economic negligence masquerading as reform.”
Married with three children, Mundubile is known for his grassroots charm and legal acumen. His supporters describe him as a “hope technician”, a new political phrase coined to capture his ability to turn despair into strategy. Another term gaining traction is “electoral empathy,” used to describe his emotional connection with ordinary citizens.
“You have to love your people first before you can lead them,” Mundubile declared. “If you don’t love them, you can’t care about them—and you can’t care about their poverty. I deeply love my Zambian people. I mean well for them.”
Despite ongoing legal wrangles over PF’s legitimacy, Mundubile was defiant. “There will be a convention. A leader will emerge. And we will rally behind that leader. The PF is not dead, it’s being reborn.”
He also dismissed rumours that he is a covert UPND project. “I have never met or sat with President HH. I don’t know where he lives, and I don’t want to know. I will meet him only during the change of power at Heroes Stadium next year.”
Zambia heads to the polls in less than a year, with poverty levels above 64% nationally and electricity blackouts crippling households.
Mundubile promises to reverse this trend, but first, he must win the PF presidency and survive the legal minefield.
As one supporter put it: “Brian is not just running, he’s rising.”
Will he score a political penalty? Zambia watches, waits, and wonders. The field is crowded thus far.
Mundubile cannot reverse anything. When he was in government he profitted from PF thuggery and PF looting of resources. It looks so easy to reverse anything from outside government. I am not UPND and I disagree with many of Mr. HH policies, e.g. constitutional amendments. But one thing is PF cannot, must not and will not reverse anything into dununa reverse of thuggery and plunder.
PF secretariat is still open for business? I thought ka kunkubiti and his sponsor had closed it. Anyway, when is UPND having their convention? Who will challenge their life self appointed dictator leader?
REJECT TRIBALISM, CORRUPTION AND OPPRESSION.
VOTE FOR CHANGE IN 2026.
Ba Mundubile, when PF illegally grabbed KCM from Vedanta, how did the nation benefit? What were the production figures before and after PF commandeered KCM? The fact is the mine actually declined while PF were busy looting it.
Mr. Mundubile should tell us how he will reverse the challenges the country faces and give us time lines. The opposition have no clue on how address the difficulties we face as a country.
There are no shortcuts to economic recovery. HH has done a reasonable job cleaning up the mess Mr. Mundubile and his PF friends created. Ba PF minwe ya bubenshi (PF are like termites). Anything they touch crumbles. And giving them a second chance will undo the progress we have made.